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Conservative Christian lesbians are coming out after years of repression

A growing number of women raised in conservative Christian environments are coming out as lesbians later in life.

Democrat consultants tell politicians to stop using terms like 'LGBTQIA' and 'cisgender'

Consulting firm Third Way released a list of words it believes Democratic politicians should avoid, including "LGBTQIA."

Gays, It's Time to Ditch Heteronormative Weddings

Traditional weddings can be so boring, so why not make it a queer affair?

WATCH: Students Swap to Protest School's Dress Code

These students aren't letting heteronormativity stop them from fighting for what they believe in.

4 quintessential queer movie podcasts

These fabulous film podcasts are anything but heteronormative — and ever so much fun.

We Have Many Enemies. Janelle Monáe Is Not One of Them

Some objected to Moonlight star's proposal of a sex strike for women's rights, chiding it as heteronormative. Writer Erica M. Hart heartily disagrees, saying Monae should be commended for using her platform to criticize the patriarchy.

The role we have in raising LGBTQ+ allies

Therapist Chris Tompkins on building a world safe and affirming for LGBTQ+ youths.

Op-ed: How Not to React When an LGBT Teacher Is Fired

Yet another transgender teacher was pushed out of employment due to her gender identity. The so-called solutions that came up are poor excuses for perpetuating homophobia and transphobia.

Aging Is for Straight People

Getting older doesn't come easy for many gay and bi men. We need to realize our lives don't follow the same paths -- marriage at 25, baby at 30, retirement at 65 -- of our straight peers. 

Kink Is a Valid Part of LGBTQ Life

Many queer people find fulfillment in the scene, yet it's depicted in the media as abusive or debased.

The Leather Community Isn't 'Degenerate' — It Leads the LGBTQ Movement

Contributor Daniel Arrieta gives a history lesson to those who would promote prejudice and sex-shaming.

Ellen DeGeneres Calls Out 'Love Is Blind's' Straightness in Faux Scene

DeGeneres inserted herself into a scene from the hit reality series in which people choose to wed without ever seeing each other. 

'Addams Family' Trailer: Gay Parents Are an 'Average American Family'

The children's film presented an inclusive vision of what it means to be a family.

Yes, You Can Be Sexist Even If You're a Gay Man

"Making out with boys doesn't mean you're immune to being a tool of the patriarchy."

The Woman Behind #BlackLivesMatter on the Real Threat to Black LGBTs

Alicia Garza, who created the era-defining term 'Black Lives Matter,' says police are not the enemy of queer people.

A Queer Black Educator on the Shortcomings of 'It Gets Better'

Award-winning author and professor Dr. Bettina Love explains the importance of intersectional theory regarding queer and racial identities.

Op-ed: Intersex, the Final Coming-Out Frontier

Even Plato knew that LGBT was missing the 'I.'

Explosion at Gender Reveal Party Leaves Woman Dead in Iowa

It's not the first time this has gone terribly wrong.

Feminist Icon and Author Kate Millett Dies

The writer of the benchmark 1970s book Sexual Politics has died at age 82. 

Photoshop Lies Exposed!

What happens when men try to live up to the Photoshop standards expected of women? 

Nonbinary Musician G Flip Celebrates Queer Sex in 'Scream' Video

'There's no hiding the fact that this song is about sex,' the Australian rising star says of the tune that features UPSAHL.